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A new headache for Donald Trump: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has confirmed that the Donald J. Trump Foundation charity is being investigated "to make sure it's complying with the laws governing charities in New York," Politico reports. Schneiderman tells CNN that his office is the regulator of nonprofits in New York state, and they're concerned that the Trump charity "may have engaged in some impropriety from that point of view." Washington Post investigations of the foundation have found that Trump apparently hasn't donated to his personal charity since 2008—and that Trump has used its funds to buy gifts, including a large painting of himself.

Letters obtained by CNN show that the AG's office has been corresponding with the Trump Foundation since June, when officials asked the charity about a $25,000 contribution to a PAC supporting Florida AG Pam Bondi in 2013. The Trump campaign called Schneiderman "a partisan hack who has turned a blind eye to the Clinton Foundation for years" and called the investigation "a left-wing hit job" designed to distract from Clinton's "disastrous week." The New York investigation comes amid tightened scrutiny of Trump's charitable giving: On Tuesday, the Washington Post reported that it had contacted 326 charities and only found a single $10,000 donation from Trump's own pocket between 2008 and May this year.

Maybe because it is not a charity at all. It is just another Trump scam, using other people's money for his own benefit.

JERZJOE

Sep 14, 2016 11:47 AM CDT

NOW it's the TRUMP Foundation? Ha,Ha,Ha! How desperate those who love HIL(LIAR)

jwwinner

Sep 14, 2016 10:01 AM CDT

Watching Corey Lewandowski on CNN trying to spin this was funny with Corey turning red faced again and getting upset. Trump has a history of using money from the Trump Org. to give to charities and then passing it off as his own personal contribution. He has received awards for being so generous. Trump donors have contributed to the Trump Org , donors like Mike McMahon . It is the donors' money Trump uses. Trump has not contributed to his own organization since 2008. Like all charities , the NYA has the right to investigate. The Clinton Foundation gets a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator... the highest rating. The Trump Org isn't even on the radar.